Tag: Intermational Women’s Day

On Saturday 8 March 2025, the English Folk Dance and Song Society will present the first ever Feminist Folk Club Festival at Cecil Sharp House marking International Women’s Day. A powerful celebration of women’s voices in folk music, the groundbreaking event follows in the footsteps of the popular series of Feminist Folk Club nights and brings together some of the most compelling voices in contemporary folk music for a day of music and storytelling.

 This special International Women’s Day edition, in partnership with Thank Folk For Feminism, will showcase the diverse and evolving landscape of folk music from both established and emerging young musicians, including Daisy Beau, Jasmine Kennedy and Lucy and Hazel. The festival will also include a rare collaboration between mother and daughter, Sandra and Nancy Kerr, featuring new and old songs and tunes especially for the Feminist Folk Club Festival on International Women’s Day.

Feminist Folk Club Festival: International Women’s Day Line-up

Lucy Ward and Lisa Ward

The event will be hosted by Lucy and Lisa from the Thank Folk For Feminism podcast.

Emily Portman

Emily recasts old ballads, fairytales and myths into new shapes and her award-winning writing breathes new life and relevance into folk stories.

Daisy Beau

Daisy gracefully intertwines late-night jazz with early-hours folk.

Jasmine Kennedy

Jasmine is an acoustic singer/songwriter; her lyrics are a collection of throwaway observations and bittersweet tales which possess a power to stun an audience into silence.

Lucy and Hazel

The Sheffield-based queer folk duo charm audiences with self-penned folk laced with humour, harmonies and heartache.

Nancy Kerr

An award-winning violinist, singer and composer, Nancy has been described as “one of the finest songwriters in English folk” (Songlines).

Sandra Kerr

With a long and distinguished career in traditional music and songwriting, Sandra was part of the feminist group ‘Sisters Unlimited’ and wrote the music for Bagpuss (with John Faulkner).

Tickets are available here:

https://www.efdss.org/whats-on/26-gigs/14505-feminist-folk-festival-2025